US Health Care Costs

Irregular heartbeat in Illinois

MS-DRG 310: Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders without cc/mcc

$25,369typical hospital bill
$5,023typical amount paid
$3,812–$8,393range paid across 43 hospitals

Illinois hospitals billed Medicare a typical $25,369 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Palos Community HospitalPalos Heights48$24,288$3,812
Herrin HospitalHerrin12$20,977$4,024
Heartland Regional Medical CenterMarion19$53,489$4,193
Good Samaritan Regional Hlth CenterMount Vernon20$14,999$4,239
Northwest Community Hospital 1Arlington Heights23$20,477$4,284
Cgh Medical CenterSterling20$34,813$4,373
Carle Bromenn Medical CenterNormal19$14,254$4,422
Anderson HospitalMaryville14$24,192$4,428
HSHS St Elizabeth's HospitalO Fallon25$27,669$4,538
Saint Joseph Medical CenterJoliet17$36,775$4,590
Decatur Memorial HospitalDecatur13$26,473$4,694
Northwestern Medicine McHenryMcHenry24$23,339$4,703
Advocate Good Shepherd HospitalBarrington23$19,431$4,726
Riverside Medical CenterKankakee11$8,225$4,755
Blessing HospitalQuincy34$30,213$4,782
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community HospitalGeneva32$22,814$4,800
Morris Hospital & Healthcare CentersMorris12$29,568$4,834
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee HospitalDekalb21$22,299$4,870
Community First Medical CenterChicago12$26,825$4,917
Advocate Sherman HospitalElgin35$30,258$4,949
Trinity Rock IslandRock Island26$9,812$5,017
Carle Foundation HospitalUrbana16$19,801$5,023
Alton Memorial HospitalAlton11$26,945$5,164
Memorial HospitalBelleville21$30,745$5,184
Copley Memorial HospitalAurora18$22,082$5,290
Northwestern Lake Forest HospitalLake Forest22$33,320$5,291
St Johns HospitalSpringfield41$21,733$5,296
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston HospitalEvanston33$26,727$5,315
Silver Cross Hospital and Medical CentersNew Lenox22$14,359$5,344
Amita Health Resurrection Medical CenterChicago24$40,107$5,373
Memorial Medical CenterSpringfield33$23,193$5,509
Saint Francis Medical CenterPeoria13$23,467$5,523
Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1Elk Grove Village15$26,124$5,549
Elmhurst Memorial HospitalElmhurst13$25,233$5,892
Edward HospitalNaperville45$25,369$6,282
Memorial Hospital of CarbondaleCarbondale28$18,429$6,430
St Joseph Medical CenterBloomington16$19,631$6,644
Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark Ridge11$32,613$6,735
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago17$25,488$7,496
Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage HospitalWinfield24$35,336$7,665
Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood15$25,955$8,352
The University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago23$35,970$8,379
Advocate Condell Medical CenterLibertyville19$32,143$8,393

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.